Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Fish lessons!

This week Kailyn started her first ever swimming lessons! She goes for 45 minutes everyday for two weeks.....and she's loving it and learning a ton! I am so proud of her as I watch her swim on her back or put her head under water. Here are a few pictures of my little fish in action!Today they got to use flippers, which Kailyn enjoyed a lot!A precious smile as she sees me sitting in the stands:)

Favorite Obsession!

Will's newest obsession is playing with tractors, dump trucks and loaders!!! He is partial to John Deere and loves to line up all his equipment in a row....usually right in the way or making it unable to enter a room! We love to watch your creativity as you pretend and play!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

3 Years Old!

Will is going to turn 3 at the end of July!!!! I'm not sure where the time has gone, but whether I like it or not, my baby is growing up! Here is a look at some of the photos we had taken at Sears this morning:)
I can't seem to make them any bigger, but at least you can see how big and happy he is!

The Fourth!

We had a great time celebrating the fourth this year! Being that it fell on a Sunday, we celebrated on Saturday night. We had a campfire while we waited for it to get dark and then did sparklers and watched Uncle Josh do some fireworks that he brought along. Then we headed across the street by the bus garage to catch the fireworks from Kollen Park. We didn't get to see all of them, but the display was good and the kids didn't know the difference with this being their first year staying up for fireworks!Each of the kids only did one sparkler and then lost interest...oh well, now we have some for next year!
My parents came to watch the fireworks without the hassle of tons of people......Will wore the muffs most of the night because he and Kailyn were worried that the fireworks would be too loud:)
Camped out in the parking lot by the bus garage. We didn't get to see all of the fireworks, but we got to see most of them!

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Summer Fun!

This past week has been filled with all kinds of summer fun activities. From a campfire and catching fireflies to lots of hours spent at the beach, a visit to Aunt Kim's pool with the aunts and even a dip in our little whale pool. This week was filled with many outdoor play times and playdates.....we are living it up this summer!Kailyn and Will LOVE roasting marshmallows over the campfire. They both have to choose the perfect stick and then try to keep it off the flames. Kailyn will only roast, but can't stand to eat the sweet gooey treat!Both kids are complete water rats!!! Kailyn loves the lake or a pool and Will prefers the warmth of the pool, but they both LOVE to swim:) What a fun week we have had....Thank you Lord!

Friday, June 25, 2010

Tap-man!

This summer we decided to enroll Will in a tap and tumbling class! We thought that the structure and ability to be active would be perfect for our little man. He was so excited to get his shoes and dance with Miss Marie....it was precious!Showing off his cool tap shoes!
Stretching out.....
Still stretching!Learning some tap moves...he really did great watching what to do and then doing it!We are so proud of you buddy....maybe next time you can make it through the whole class without needing mommy:)

Friday, June 18, 2010

Crayola

Our last adventure, before heading home, was the Crayola Factory in Easton! As you can see from the pics, our kids were anything but happy and cooperative, but we did manage to still have some fun.Kailyn could have danced all morning if we let her! It was totally cool to see all the colors and dance moves she came up with....she can totally jam! One of the crafts that the kids actually did was to create an underwater scene and then they got to make bubbles by using bubble wrap and paint! When they were done they got to put their pictures in this drying machine, which was a hit!Their finished products....as you can see they got a little help from mom and dad:)After painting our pictures, we headed to have some fun with Model Magic! And then upstairs to the canal museum to explore boats, canals and locks! Truth be told, our kids didn't get alot out of it, but what little kid doesn't love to play in the water, even daddy got in on some of the activities:)We ended our visit to Easton by going to the Crayola Factory Store, talk about a kid in a candy store, I loved it! Overall Easton was a fun place to go......but a long ways from home.